South Africa President Jacob Zuma Visits Immigrants Displaced by Anti-Foreigner Violence

Police fire tear gas shells during South African anti-immigrant protests. (AFP)
JOHANNESBURG:  South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Saturday cancelled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of anti-immigrant violence at home and promised peace to those who wished to remain in Afri…

Live: Rahul Gandhi to address ‘Zameen Wapsi’ Kisan rally

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI/File)
New Delhi: Preparations are in full swing for the Congress Party’s ” Zameen Wapsi” Kisan Rally being held at the Ramlila Ground on Sunday amid tight security.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi…

Government will not allow development agenda to be derailed: Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during an interview to The Hindu at World Bank, Washington.

‘India a bright spot amid global slowdown’

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Friday that the campaign on the “alleged” church attacks, which brought a bad name to India globally, was based …

SR-71 Blackbird: How to fly the world’s fastest plane

During the Cold War, the US Air Force operated the world’s fastest air-breathing aircraft – the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Colonel Rich Graham tells BBC Future what made it so special.
 
It was a plane which flew at the edge of space; so high that most other jet engines would…